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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. R comes over to the unnamed narrator's house in Chapter 8 for what reason?
2. A crowd gathers on the banks of what body of water in Chapter 6 to watch the latest objects disappear?
3. The unnamed narrator states in Chapter 2 that she believes that she has a group of which family members "living in a village near the source of the far side of the mountains" (8)?
4. What object does the unnamed narrator drop while reacting to the young prisoner's fall onto the concrete?
5. What statement does the unnamed narrator make about the process of writing her new novel in Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 7, what claim does the old man make about the Memory Police while trying to reassure the narrator of her safety?
2. Once R agrees to accept the narrator's offer to hide him, what instructions does she give him?
3. Who raps on the narrator's basement window in Chapter 4 and for what purpose?
4. For what reason does R at first reject the narrator's offer of help in Chapter 10?
5. What is named as "the first duty of the Memory Police" (14)?
6. How is the raid witnessed by the narrator in Chapter 4 different than all previous raids, according to the narrator?
7. What type of document is presented within the text for the first, but not the last, time in Chapter 6?
8. What do the black garbage bags symbolize in Chapter 2?
9. What particular aspect of the birds' disappearance bothers the narrator the most?
10. What type of routine do the narrator and R fall into once R gets settled in his room in Chapter 11?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is Ogawa’s message regarding the connection between language and thought and what tools are used within The Memory Police in order to get this message across to the reader?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss Ogawa’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of The Memory Police.
Essay Topic 3
How is the topic of surveillance treated within The Memory Police and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
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